With Reverence for the Word

This volume would serve as a wonderful course book for undergraduates and graduates one that illustrates both the signal differences and the surprising parallels within and among the three Abrahamic traditions of scriptural exegesis.--Speculum Indispensable ... deserves an honored place on the shelves of public and private research libraries everywhere.--Catholic Biblical Quarterly A rich feast ... the three ''courses'' of the book offer significant contributions to our understanding of exegesis in each specific tradition.--Journal of the American Academy of Religion With Reverence for the Word is both a readable and informative collection of essays important to the study of medieval scriptural exegesis. --Journal of Near Eastern Studies